Zooey Deschanel & Jonathan Scott Recall Their UNUSUAL First Date
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00:00 Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott are opening up
00:03 about their unexpected love story.
00:05 The lovebirds sat down for their first interview
00:07 as an engaged couple, admitting to People
00:09 that they were taken aback with fans' initial reaction
00:12 to their relationship after they went public
00:15 more than four years ago.
00:16 With Jonathan telling the mag,
00:18 "When we first started dating,
00:19 Zooey posted a picture of us together.
00:21 It might've been the very first time
00:23 we were ever posted anything on social media.
00:25 And I remember I looked at it
00:27 and I saw the first comment right below
00:29 was, 'Why the hell is she with a property brother?'
00:32 I was like, 'Excuse me, rude.'
00:34 To which Zooey quipped back,
00:36 'Why wouldn't I be with you?
00:37 Our personalities are so compatible.
00:40 We identify as nerds, we'll have you know.
00:42 It's just that we're from different worlds.'"
00:45 The 43-year-old actress
00:46 and the 45-year-old "Home Improvement" star
00:48 first met in 2019 while filming an episode
00:51 of Apple TV+'s "Carpool Karaoke"
00:54 with their respective siblings,
00:56 Emily Deschanel and Drew Scott.
00:58 Jonathan then asked Zooey on their first date,
01:01 which the "New Girl" actress lovingly recalled, saying,
01:04 "We went on a first date.
01:06 I had actually never done an escape room
01:08 and he kept telling me how much he liked them.
01:10 It sounded like very much up my alley
01:12 and I loved it right away.
01:14 I mean, I wasn't good at the first one, to be honest,
01:17 but I've gotten pretty proficient."
01:18 The "Property Brothers" star
01:20 also got some major points at the beginning
01:22 for giving the "500 Days of Summer" actress
01:24 a schedule ahead of their unique outing.
01:27 "I was like, 'This is my dream.
01:29 I'm a Capricorn,'" she revealed to the outlet.
01:32 The couple announced their engagement on August 14th,
01:35 just days after celebrating
01:36 their four-year dating anniversary.
01:38 At the time, the HGTV star shared an Instagram pic
01:41 of the two alongside a heartfelt caption,
01:44 which read in part, "500 days of Zooey Deschanel.
01:48 Actually, it's been a lot more, but who's counting anyway?
01:52 Four years really flies by.
01:54 Happy anniversary, baby."
01:56 Meanwhile, Zooey shared her own cute snap
01:58 and wrote, "Four years since I met this freakin' dreamboat.
02:02 I love him more every day.
02:03 I'm forever grateful."
02:05 Access Hollywood last spoke with the soon-to-be newlyweds
02:08 at the 2023 Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar party,
02:12 and they revealed their nicknames for each other.
02:15 "So is this date night for you guys?
02:16 What would you normally be doing on a Sunday night,
02:18 if not here?"
02:19 "Sleeping."
02:20 "Wow."
02:21 "We might go to sushi or something."
02:23 "Yeah, this is our afternoon.
02:24 At this time, we'd probably be having
02:25 sushi or something."
02:26 "And then go to sleep."
02:28 "I love it.
02:29 Can we play a quick game of Couples Uncensored
02:31 with you guys?"
02:32 "Couples Uncensored?"
02:33 "Quick game.
02:35 Who steals the covers at night?"
02:37 "100%."
02:39 "Nicknames for each other?"
02:42 "But, baby?"
02:45 "Yeah, I mean, I think that's the same for each of us.
02:48 Yeah, very original, I know."
02:51 "Who's the first to say, I'm sorry?"
02:54 "We both do, but I always say, I'm sorry.
02:57 It's an important thing."
02:58 "But we're perfect.
02:58 We never make mistakes."
02:59 "We never make mistakes."
03:02 "Finally, who will be the bigger party animal
03:04 between you two tonight?"
03:06 "Well, literally anywhere in the planet we grow up,
03:09 she knows everybody."
03:10 "I do know."
03:12 "I also, if there's music that I'm liking,
03:17 it energizes me so much that I can kind of really rally.
03:21 Watch out."
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